The WIC Family

Child Health and Nutrition Lesson Plans
These lesson plans were developed by California to assist WIC staff in education on nutrition and health in children. Lesson plans, as well as accompanying handouts, can be downloaded and tailored to meet the needs of participants.

Children Education Materials
These education materials were developed by Calfornia. Topics include picky eating, feeding guides, constipation and lead poisoning prevention.

Feeding Guides for Children: Newborn - Age 5
Each of the feeding guides from Rhode Island discusses strategies, milestones, developmental cues and appropriate foods to feed children throughout these years. All files available in PDF.

Feeding Your Baby From Birth to Four Months - Spanish version
Feeding Your Baby From Four to Six Months - Spanish version
Feeding Your Baby From Six to Eight Months - Spanish version
Feeding Your Baby From Eight to Twelve Months - Spanish version
Feeding Your Toddler From One to Two Years - Spanish version
Feeding Your Child From Three to Five Years - Spanish version

Feeding Infants and Children
Adapted from California WIC. This series of pamphlets developed by Washington State includes information on feeding infants and children, including appropriate serving sizes, sample menus, transitioning to the cup and preventing/treating constipation.

Feeding Young Children Study [PDF]
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine worked with the New York State Department of Health and WIC Clinics to help parents with introducing solid foods and promoting healthy eating habits. The intervention materials are focused on promoting timely bottle weaning in children. The flipchart is also available in a brochure format in English and Spanish. Healthy Reminders are also available in English and Spanish.

Fit-N-Fun Project
The primary goal of this project was to address the ever-growing problem of overweight in New Hampshire WIC preschoolers, ages 3 to 4 years old.

Fit Kids = Happy Kids
Fit Kids = Happy Kids is a product of the Southwest Region (SWR) Educating Communities on Healthy Options (ECHO) revitalizing quality nutrition services (RQNS) initiative and provides both client-focused and educator-focused tools for preventing childhood obesity and promoting healthy eating and physical activity.

Fit WIC Baby Behavior Study
This project modified existing Fit WIC materials to address issues caregivers face and to evaluate the integration of these materials and messages into WIC sites in California.

Foods for Your Child 1-3 Years, NJ [PDF]
This 2-page handout from New Jersey provides nutrition-related tips and guidance for feeding children ages 1-3 years. It was recently updated to reflect the new Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid. The handout is also available in Spanish.

Foods for Your Child 1-3 Years, TN[PDF]
This handout was developed by Tennessee as part of a series of bilingual nutrition education handouts for infants, children and women. The handout is also available in Spanish.

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